Dominate the Treacherous Realm

　　 Hathaway explained, and at the same time, she also wanted to know why Jenkins went out with Miss Mihail that afternoon.

　　 "This...it's hard to explain."

　　 He can only say that.

　　 Hathaway shook her head and laughed. She already knew everything from Britney, so she just wanted to make fun of the man in front of her.

　　Complicated emotional problems have always been the object of Jenkins's hatred. Hathaway was sent away, and Dad returned soon. Except for an oil painting sold in the evening, nothing happened in the antique shop.

　　 After bidding farewell to the old man, he went straight to Miss Audrey's residence. The "interesting item" she borrowed refers to a slender tin box. The surface of the box is lead-colored. Except for a petal-like symbol on the upper surface, the rest of the surface is solid color.

　　 This is B-08-4-4827, Mr. Prank’s snack box.

　　 "Mr. Prank?"

　　 "Yes, you should have heard of this name. The [Mr. Prank Prank Pocket] I have is also an item with the same prefix."

　　 "But who is Mr. Mischievous?"

　　 Old man said that this is not a god, nor is it any of the items in the ABC series.

　　 Miss Audrey was silent for a while, and asked softly:

　　 "Remember the question I answered in Rocky when I first visited your home?"

　　 "Remember...huh?"

　　 This almost clearly shows that Mr. Prank is also the master of a certain world.

　　 He immediately looked at Miss Audrey, but this lady did not want to explain too much on this issue.

　　 B-08-4-4827, [Mr. Prank’s Snack Box], is similar to B-01-5-9293, [Mr. Hunt’s Fruit Plate] held by Jenkins. After each opening, you can get a "snack" that will not cause harm to the opener.

　　 But these two items still have two big differences. First, the fruit tray can be activated twice a day without any cost. The snack box can be used for unlimited times and consumes a lot of spirits every time it is activated. Second, the fruit tray is completely safe from any danger. The snack box requires that the food taken out last time is eaten before it can be opened again. Otherwise, the user who opens the box for the second time will be flogged against the soul. At the same time, a line of ancient text will appear on the front of the iron box. Translation It probably means:

　　【Wasting food is equivalent to hurting the soul. 】

　　 This night, what Jenkins has to do is still rely on his own inspiration for divination, but he still hasn't succeeded, not once. This is more difficult than the last attempt in the sewer pipe, because he never thought that burnt caterpillars and withered leaves could also be called "snacks."

　　 "I hope I don't eat my stomach."

　　 It can be seen that chocolate is very interested in this kind of food that can be transformed into food. When Jenkins repeatedly failed, it wandered to the box, but until the end, Jenkins did not allow the cat to try.

　　Chocolate is still too weak. Jenkins is worried that the cat will get all the spirit out of his body if he tries it once. It is better not to try this kind of dangerous thing for kittens lightly.

　　 The exam season is approaching the end of the year. It is not only young students like John who have headaches, but even the college students under Professor Burns are also busy with year-end inspections and assessments.

　　 In order to graduate successfully or at least get the credits for this year, the essay at the end of the year must be beautiful, but the facts are exactly the opposite.

　　 Visiting Professor Burns in the antique shop on Saturday morning, in front of Daddy and Jenkins, he yelled at the three young people who followed him. These three have been finalized by the professor. The original paper is absolutely impossible to pass the year-end assessment next week with a "qualified" score, so it is necessary to find a way to write another one before the last week.

　　 Professor Burns has a tenured faculty position in the school, and he has a wealth of experience in mentoring students. Now that time is running out, the easiest way is to write an evaluation and analysis of a single antiquities directly, which is why they came to the antique shop.

　　 It's hard to see Professor Burns's irritable look. Only then can Jenkins remember that most of the old man's abilities belong to the red martial arts system.

　　 sent away the professor and the group, the old man lay on the counter to check out, and made a suggestion by the way:

　　 "Have you considered going back to school? Even for an academic certificate is worth it."

　　 "Are you kidding me, where do I have time to go to school?"

　　 Like Jenkins said, he has been really busy these days. Working in an antique shop in the morning, for the evening banquet of the Marquis of Mikhail, I had to return to the church in advance to prepare clothes.

He was very sure that the invitation of the Marquis of Mikhail could not be purely for gratitude. Therefore, before setting out, he also found Bishop Parode to inquire about recent events in the kingdom, hoping to find some clues, and Bishop Parode’s suggestions The same as daddy:

　　 "Don't make any promises."

　　 The cat was forced to stay in the church, and when Jenkins walked into the main entrance of the mansion under the guidance of a servant, the first person she saw was Miss Windsor, and the girl gently nodded and smiled at him.

　　 "I went to the wrong door?"

　　 This idea even thought he was silly.

　　After seeing Miss Mihail, I realized that Miss Windsor had only visited today. As for when she arrived in Nolan, and why she appeared here, no one can answer these questions.

　　 "Baron Williams, I think Miss Windsor will also attend the dinner."

　　 The old butler respectfully said: "I'm so sorry that I didn't notify you in advance. But the distinguished Windsor family and the Mihaier family are very close relatives, and Miss Windsor's did not notify us in advance."

　　 Even if Jenkins is crazy, he wouldn't believe it.

Chapter 590 Chapter 570 Invitation for Winter Travel

　　 When I saw the Marquis of Mihail, the tall and thin middle-aged man was looking at the portrait on the wall with his back on his back. According to the gilt brand below, it appears that it is Miss Mikhail's grandfather, Marquis Sanchez Mikhail.

　　 Compared with Earl Hesha, who has a particularly prominent military temperament, Jenkins thinks that the Marquis of Mihai is more like a politician. Miss Windsor happened to be here, wearing a white dress suitable for a dinner party, wearing decent jewelry, and wearing elegant light makeup. This is inseparable from the Marquis.

　　 Obviously, the protagonists of this dinner were originally Miss Windsor and Jenkins, and the Marquis was only the host.

The dinner was very hearty. Jenkins especially liked the foie gras, but he stayed away from the half-rare steak; the lamb stew with potato looks very good, but in fact it tastes a little strange as the baked fish steak; if chocolate can accompany Jenkins to appear Here, he will definitely like assorted cold dishes. This cat has always eaten exquisitely, but now it may only be accompanied by life orbs and metal blocks.

　　 The bottle of wine that Jenkins brought was opened for the dinner, and everyone drank some. Miss Mikhail’s eldest brother, the sturdy man who worked in the finance department of Nolan City Hall, praised Jenkins's vision.

　　The family of the Marquis of Mihail was present. Neither Miss Windsor nor the Marquis herself brought up sensitive topics at the dinner. Most of the topics discussed during the interlocking discussions were related to the local news of Nolan.

　　 The Marquis was not as serious as it seemed, and even took the initiative to tell a joke at the dining table. Although it's not funny, and there are some lustful metaphors—it may be Jenkins misunderstood it.

　　 After the dinner, Miss Mihail wanted to talk to Jenkins and thanked her face to face that evening. But the Marquis of Mikhail and Miss Windsor had already walked to the study with Jenkins, and that was the place to talk about things.

　　 As Jenkins expected, the Marquis sat behind his desk and did not speak at all. Instead, he looked at Miss Windsor who was sitting directly opposite Jenkins.

　　 She is dressed a bit mature today, and she has a lazy temperament besides the charm of a girl.

　　 "Long time no see, Jenkins."

　　 Jenkins thought that the two were not close enough to call each other by names, but he didn't point it out right away.

　　 "Long time no see, Miss Windsor. Since Berdylan's parting, you really look more beautiful."

　　 Yes, Miss Stuart taught.

　　 "Your praise is really flattering."

　　 Although it is annoying, but the necessary polite and greetings cannot be omitted. And after this series of nonsense, they finally got into the topic.

　　 The topic was started by Miss Windsor. She talked about Jenkins winning the Wright Award a month ago, and then talked about the Queen’s early departure at the dinner that day, and finally pointed to the Queen’s physical condition.

　　 The situation mentioned by Miss Windsor is more serious than the news revealed by Earl Hesha, and when it comes to this matter, it really has something to do with the succession of the throne.

　　 "I understand, she wants to win over the Church of the Sages in Nolan Diocese, so as to get the help of the country's largest church power!"

　　 Jenkins thinks he has found the truth about the dinner tonight.

　　 The trend of the next conversation did not exceed his expectations, but even if there were only three people in the room, Miss Windsor still did not speak too clearly.

　　 It seems that she wants Jenkins to understand some hidden meaning hidden in the words. Jenkins understands this intention, but she doesn't understand what she wants to express at all.

　　 "Mr. William, this is the general situation now, do you understand?"

"I may understand... Her Majesty’s physical condition is worrisome, so the ownership of the crown has become the goal of all relationships. The royalists hope that the queen will choose the heir herself, rather than let the little one. Foreigners with no political experience live in Cold Spring Palace; the King’s Party hopes to transfer the royal power according to the normal succession order. Most of those people are nobles with actual power. They want to control the parliament to vacate the new king to achieve power over the kingdom. Interference."

　　 This was summed up by Jenkins after a few seconds of silence. Both the Marquis and Miss Windsor were a little surprised. They didn't expect this young man who had never been in contact with politics to see so clearly.

　　 "That's right."

　　 She was surprised by Jenkins's performance, and the next words did not have time to organize.

　　 "I like the words'royalist' and'royalist' that you created very much. They are very interesting...Then, Mr. William, what do you think about this matter?"

　　 You don’t have to think about it. Of course, Miss Windsor, who grew up with the Queen, is a member of the royalist party, and the Marquis of Michal should be too. Even Miss Windsor herself might want to wear the crown. If the queen appoints a successor, she will be the most powerful candidate.

　　 "I have no idea, this matter has nothing to do with me."

　　 No matter how stupid he is, he knows that this kind of thing must not stand in line easily, otherwise he will face a lot of trouble in the future. Moreover, he has no need to stand in line at all.

　　 "You are really honest. Sorry, I don't mean anything else, just want to ask your personal opinion. I swear in the honor of the Windsor family, there is absolutely no fourth person to know about tonight."

　　 After finishing speaking, he turned his head to look at the Marquis Mikhail, and his eyes on Jenkins gently became sharp.

　　 The tall and thin middle-aged man shrugged, raised a hand and said:

　　 "In the name of the great righteous God of War Lord, I will never reveal the conversation that took place here tonight in any way."

　　 He obviously knows Jenkins better, because Jenkins’s next sentence is:

　　 "Miss Windsor, I think you should swear to the gods like a marquis."

　　Miss Windsor was not angry at this sentence, she raised a hand, but still looked at Jenkins:

　　 "Swear to the great righteous inheritance sage, I will never reveal in any way the conversation that took place here tonight."

　　 She is a shallow believer, and Jenkins found no believer temperament in this lady.

　　 "My opinion is very simple, I just hope that the kingdom can be peaceful, the people's living standards can continue to improve, and the development of the steam industry can not stagnate."

　　 Miss Windsor's beautiful eyes rolled:

　　 "Then the royal lineage is not important, the bloodline of the Middleton family has continued from an earlier era to this day..."

　　 "In the case of equal ability, I certainly support the most orthodox heir."

　　 Jenkins did not say whether the "orthodox" he considered refers to the Queen's ordination or the law of inheritance, so this sentence is still in harmony.

　　 As if getting the answer she wanted, Miss Windsor smiled again.

　　 The next conversation never touched on such a sensitive issue. The Marquis of Mikhail remained silent, while Miss Windsor and Jenkins talked about the kingdom's decree. She strongly praised the Church of the Sage’s contribution to the Kingdom’s public facilities, and asked Jenkins about the Air Protection Act.

　　 He almost said things like green water and green mountains.

　　 In short, this is really a very boring dinner, and very inexplicable. After the talks in the study room, Mrs. Mikhail presented Jenkins with a tea set as a gift. He also found that Miss Mikhail seemed to have something to tell him, but Jenkins did not find a chance for the two to be alone.

　　Miss Windsor and Marquis Mihail obviously knew the existence of the transcendental world. Among the guards, Jenkins saw at least five benefactors, but they were not very high-level.

　　 Jenkins remained confused when he left the brightly-lit Marquis' mansion in the carriage. He looked back at the building that was about to disappear from his field of vision, constantly recalling the content of the conversation in the study.

　　 "It seems to be tentative, but why do I keep asking me to express my views on the Royal Decree? Strange..."

　　 turned his head and sat up straight, thinking that the church was where he stood, so he temporarily forgot these things. Thinking of going back, his eyes couldn't help but narrowed:

　　 "I hope that chocolate will not cause trouble in the church."

　　 When he returned to the church, he found that Bishop Palode was still asleep, so he told him all that had happened tonight. The old man listened quietly to his narration and patted his shoulder lightly:

　　 "There is no need to take this matter to heart. The church has already begun to pay attention to the situation in the kingdom, and everything will be fine."

　　 So far, newspapers have never mentioned the Queen’s physical condition, which at least means that the situation is not bad enough that a coup d’état will happen tomorrow. When Jenkins was lying in bed, he realized that no matter who was on the throne, he would not have much impact on his life. Instead of things that are so remote, it is better to focus on what the opera script should be.

　　Miss Mihaier still found time to have a detailed discussion with Jenkins. It was Sunday morning, and Jenkins was even ready to start copying tadpoles, and the carriage carried the beautiful girl to the old antique shop.

　　 She politely opened the door of the store, and the old man motioned to the two young people to talk to the reception room upstairs without even asking her what was wrong.

　　 "Meow~"

　　 Jenkins wanted to pick up and shrink into a hairball-like chocolate on the counter, but it lazily stretched out its paw and patted the back of Jenkins's hand, refusing to leave the current warm position.

　　 Jenkins smiled and shook his head, struck his cat's back again, and then followed Ms. Mihaier up the stairs.

　　 Daddy’s reception room is in a very good location. Sitting on the sofa, you can just see the street view outside the window. Although there is no more snow today, the air is still so bad. Even on Sunday morning, there are only sporadic passers-by wrapped in scarves on the road. There is a pot of verdant green plants on the windowsill. It has been placed here since Jenkins first came in summer. Dad came to water when he had time, so it was half-dead. It wasn't until Jenkins's [Contact Healing] was upgraded to [Healing Breath] and it was discovered that it could be used to transport the spirit of life, that the pot of plants was reborn.

　　 "Miss Mikhail, do you need tea?"

　　 "No, Jenkins, I will leave right away, please don't be so troublesome."

　　 She motioned for Jenkins to sit down, opened her mouth to talk, but her face turned red immediately.

　　 This is just an instinctive reaction of the body, she is pretty sure that she has no reason to blush now. The human body sometimes goes beyond the control of consciousness, which is normal.

　　 "The last time, I mean Tuesday evening, Jenkins, thank you for your help."

　　 said, he raised his head and looked at Jenkins's cheek. It was only less than a week, and only a shallow scar could be seen on the side of his face, which should not leave a permanent mark.

　　 found this, and couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

"Is it just this matter? No, no need to thank, I think every normal gentleman will react like that when encountering this situation. We should thank the gods, who made the gunman's marksmanship so bad, otherwise It’s not just that."

　　 He reached out and touched his cheek. He had forgotten about it in the past few days, but he didn't expect it to get better so quickly.

　　 "So, are we friends, right?"

　　 "Of course, of course we are friends."

　　 Jenkins nodded, wondering why she wanted to ask.

"So, can I invite you to take a winter vacation? Hathaway and I, as well as some other friends, go to a small mountain village in the Nolan Mountains every year in the cold winter in mid-January. Although it is a bit remote, But it’s very interesting. There is even a spring that does not freeze all year round. I think you will be interested. Oh, you can bring friends with you. Chocolate is also okay."